Mathematics Major, Concentration in Teacher Certification, B.S.

General Education Curriculum:

(See General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees .)

Major Courses:

(grade of C or better required)

• MA 123 - Statistics
• MA 181 - Calculus I
• MA 182 - Calculus II
• MA 283 - Calculus III
• MA 284 - Calculus IV
• MA 301 - Concepts of Abstract Mathematics
• MA 303 - Modern Geometry
• MA 304 - Modern Algebra
• MA 305 - Linear Algebra
• MA 306 - Differential Equations
• MA 310 - Probability and Statistics
• MA 318 - Mathematics for Secondary School Teachers
• MA 319 - Materials and Methods in the Teaching of Secondary Mathematics

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• Select one of the following: (3 semester hours)

• MA 455 - Advanced Calculus I
• MA 461 - General Topology

• Note:   For mathematics with teacher certification majors, after the successful completion of Calculus I (MA 181), no mathematics courses below MA 114 can be applied toward graduation.

   

• Select one of the following: (3 semester hours)

• SM 125 - Fortran
• SM 135 - Programming in C++

Additional Requirements:

Select one from the following: (4 semester hours)

• PSP 211 - General Physics with lab
• PSP 213 - General Physics (Calculus Based) with lab (Students are required to pass four semesters of SM 100, except for transfer students entering with 60 or more transfer hours who are required to pass three semesters of SM 100.)

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  At least 14 hours in science (including PSP 211 or PSP 213)

   

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  2.0 Major GPA required

  2.0 Departmental GPA required

  Comprehensive Exit Exam

  Exit Questionnaire

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Professional Education Courses:

(grade of C or better required)

• COM 101 - Oral Communication
• ED 300 - Education as a Profession
• ED 302 - Art and Science of Teaching
• ED 306 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners
• ED 351 - Educational Measurement
• ED 365 - Content Area Reading
• ED 401 - Teacher Internship Seminar: Classroom Management
• ED 409 - Observation and Directed Teaching in Secondary Education Grades 7-12
• PSY 206 - Human Growth and Development
• PSY 360 - Educational Psychology

Total Hours Required for a B.S. in Mathematics with Teacher Certification: 124 semester hours